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Poorer quality of life
 
     
  Our meals might be able to be prepared in seconds, rather than minutes. We might be able to contact any person anywhere in the world in seconds, but can go without a family dinner or intimate contact for days, even weeks.  
  New technology doesn't always mean greater progress, even if it is new.  
  In many respects, news devices such as always-on portable email and video phone has lessened our quality of life, even if we are able to "do more things".  
  TV and computers are raising children instead of their parents. There exists a moral and social vacuum in many societies around the world that has been filled by the willing substitutes of savvy commercial advertisers.  
  It is no wonder that so many children are so brand focused. These household companies, soft drink manufacturers, fast food outlets, music promoters and clothing labels have spent more time communicating to children than many modern parents.  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
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